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A4 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

滅相(めっそう)extravagant, absurd

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    1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

      1.

      extravagant, absurd

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    滅相 【めっそう】

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      滅相(めっそう)なことを()ってはいけません。

      You should not say extravagant things.

        (よん)(あい)のうちに、滅相(めっそう)があるのだそうです。

        It is said that among the four phases, there is absurdity.

          真如(しんにょ)常住(じょうじゅう)寂滅(じゃくめつ)であり生死(せいし)がないことが滅相(めっそう)だ。

          The idea that true nature is eternal, tranquil, and without life or death is considered absurd.

            (はは)息子(むすこ)に:「こら!滅相(めっそう)なことを()うものじゃありません!」

            Mother to son: 'Hey! You shouldn't say extravagant things!'

              仏教(ぶっきょう)で、現在(げんざい)存在(そんざい)するものが(ほろ)びて過去(かこ)(はい)ることを滅相(めっそう)()います。

              In Buddhism, the transition of existing things from being to the past is called absurdity.

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